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SteamSpy creator says 2017 was Valve's most profitable year yet
2017 was Steam’s most profitable year yet, claims Sergey Galyonkin and the creator of SteamSpy, a website that, since 2015, has provided estimates on the number of game sales on the titular digital game store.
March 22, 2018
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Laralyn McWilliams on rediscovering creativity following trauma
“When you are in times of distress you feel lost and broken, because you can’t set aside fear and anger," she said. "And if you feel broken your creative work is broken.”
March 22, 2018
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How (and why) you should better represent Muslims in your games
“Muslims have a public image problem. And it’s sometimes dangerous to be Muslim,” game designer Osama Dorias said at GDC today. “So we need help addressing the public image problem.”
March 22, 2018
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Ubisoft opens two new studios in India and Ukraine
The company adds another two beads to its global chain of offices: new studio ins Mumbai and Odesa. Each will be hiring game devs and working alongside Ubisoft's extant studios in the regions.
March 22, 2018
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How Capcom designed Monster Hunter: World to feel approachable and alive
"This is how we were able to realize Monster Hunter: World’s most ambitious change," said game director Yuya Tokuda at GDC 2018 today. "To make it possible to use the environment.”
March 22, 2018
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There is no right way to be queen in Reigns: Her Majesty
Narrative designer and writer Leigh Alexander discusses the narrative design of Reigns: Her Majesty.
March 21, 2018
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Nintendo working to improve discoverability of Switch titles on eShop
Nintendo is aware of the discoverability and visibility issues facing Switch games on the eShop, and is actively working on solutions.
March 21, 2018
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HTC to launch standalone Vive Focus headset outside of China
The headset had previously only been made available in China, but HTC now wants to put it in the hands of developers and consumers around the world.
March 21, 2018
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Game Workers Unite to Jen MacLean: 'We want to work with you'
A member of Game Workers Unite sits down to discuss the organization's movement during GDC.
March 21, 2018
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Fortnite's unconventional launch
Head of publishing at Epic Games Ed Zobrist discusses Fortnite's unconventional beginnings.
March 21, 2018
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How Mario Kart influenced Nintendo's fighting game, ARMS
While there may appear to be few surface-level similarities between the games, lessons learned from Nintendo�s long-running racing game series informed many aspects of its new fighting game IP.
March 21, 2018
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As Fortnite rises, Epic champions community & cross-platform tech
The current phenomena driving games and driving players -- it's Twitch, it's YouTube, it's these influencers, right," Epic chief Tim Sweeney tells Gamasutra. "They'll bring you the users."
March 21, 2018